EP2173793A2 - Masterbatch preparation process - Google Patents
Masterbatch preparation processInfo
- Publication number
- EP2173793A2 EP2173793A2 EP08826293A EP08826293A EP2173793A2 EP 2173793 A2 EP2173793 A2 EP 2173793A2 EP 08826293 A EP08826293 A EP 08826293A EP 08826293 A EP08826293 A EP 08826293A EP 2173793 A2 EP2173793 A2 EP 2173793A2
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- Prior art keywords
- wax
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- masterbatch
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- 239000004594 Masterbatch (MB) Substances 0.000 title claims abstract description 30
- 238000002360 preparation method Methods 0.000 title claims description 6
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 45
- 229920000642 polymer Polymers 0.000 claims abstract description 26
- 239000000654 additive Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 22
- 239000000049 pigment Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 18
- 238000002156 mixing Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 12
- 239000000203 mixture Substances 0.000 claims description 37
- GWEVSGVZZGPLCZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Titan oxide Chemical compound O=[Ti]=O GWEVSGVZZGPLCZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 18
- 239000004408 titanium dioxide Substances 0.000 claims description 9
- VTYYLEPIZMXCLO-UHFFFAOYSA-L Calcium carbonate Chemical compound [Ca+2].[O-]C([O-])=O VTYYLEPIZMXCLO-UHFFFAOYSA-L 0.000 claims description 8
- 238000001816 cooling Methods 0.000 claims description 7
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 claims description 7
- 238000002844 melting Methods 0.000 claims description 6
- 230000008018 melting Effects 0.000 claims description 6
- 229910000019 calcium carbonate Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 4
- 239000000835 fiber Substances 0.000 claims description 4
- 239000008188 pellet Substances 0.000 claims description 4
- RTAQQCXQSZGOHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Titanium Chemical compound [Ti] RTAQQCXQSZGOHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 3
- 239000000945 filler Substances 0.000 claims description 3
- 238000005496 tempering Methods 0.000 claims description 3
- 229910052719 titanium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 3
- 239000010936 titanium Substances 0.000 claims description 3
- 239000010419 fine particle Substances 0.000 claims description 2
- 230000000996 additive effect Effects 0.000 abstract description 10
- 239000012876 carrier material Substances 0.000 abstract description 3
- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 abstract description 2
- 239000001993 wax Substances 0.000 description 41
- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 description 8
- 239000006185 dispersion Substances 0.000 description 5
- 239000002245 particle Substances 0.000 description 4
- -1 polyethylene Polymers 0.000 description 4
- 239000000047 product Substances 0.000 description 4
- 238000011068 loading method Methods 0.000 description 3
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 description 3
- 239000004033 plastic Substances 0.000 description 3
- 229920003023 plastic Polymers 0.000 description 3
- IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Atomic nitrogen Chemical compound N#N IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 239000004698 Polyethylene Substances 0.000 description 2
- 239000008187 granular material Substances 0.000 description 2
- 238000003801 milling Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000012188 paraffin wax Substances 0.000 description 2
- 229920000573 polyethylene Polymers 0.000 description 2
- OYPRJOBELJOOCE-UHFFFAOYSA-N Calcium Chemical compound [Ca] OYPRJOBELJOOCE-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Carbon Chemical compound [C] OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 229920000049 Carbon (fiber) Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 229920000219 Ethylene vinyl alcohol Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 239000004743 Polypropylene Substances 0.000 description 1
- NINIDFKCEFEMDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Sulfur Chemical compound [S] NINIDFKCEFEMDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 239000005864 Sulphur Substances 0.000 description 1
- 150000001408 amides Chemical class 0.000 description 1
- 229910052787 antimony Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- WATWJIUSRGPENY-UHFFFAOYSA-N antimony atom Chemical compound [Sb] WATWJIUSRGPENY-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 125000003118 aryl group Chemical group 0.000 description 1
- 229910052791 calcium Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000011575 calcium Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229910052799 carbon Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000004917 carbon fiber Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000015556 catabolic process Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000003086 colorant Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000006731 degradation reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000010586 diagram Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000009826 distribution Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000001035 drying Methods 0.000 description 1
- 229920001971 elastomer Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 239000000806 elastomer Substances 0.000 description 1
- UFRKOOWSQGXVKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N ethene;ethenol Chemical compound C=C.OC=C UFRKOOWSQGXVKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 239000005038 ethylene vinyl acetate Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000004715 ethylene vinyl alcohol Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000012467 final product Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000011521 glass Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000000227 grinding Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000004615 ingredient Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229910010272 inorganic material Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000011147 inorganic material Substances 0.000 description 1
- VNWKTOKETHGBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N methane Chemical compound C VNWKTOKETHGBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 239000004200 microcrystalline wax Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229940114937 microcrystalline wax Drugs 0.000 description 1
- 235000019808 microcrystalline wax Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 239000011859 microparticle Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000000465 moulding Methods 0.000 description 1
- 229910052757 nitrogen Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000004014 plasticizer Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229920002959 polymer blend Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 229920001155 polypropylene Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 239000000843 powder Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000007787 solid Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000012209 synthetic fiber Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229920002994 synthetic fiber Polymers 0.000 description 1
- 239000000454 talc Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229910052623 talc Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 230000000007 visual effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000009736 wetting Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000002087 whitening effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000002023 wood Substances 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
- C08J—WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H
- C08J3/00—Processes of treating or compounding macromolecular substances
- C08J3/20—Compounding polymers with additives, e.g. colouring
- C08J3/22—Compounding polymers with additives, e.g. colouring using masterbatch techniques
- C08J3/226—Compounding polymers with additives, e.g. colouring using masterbatch techniques using a polymer as a carrier
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
- B01J2/00—Processes or devices for granulating materials, e.g. fertilisers in general; Rendering particulate materials free flowing in general, e.g. making them hydrophobic
- B01J2/22—Processes or devices for granulating materials, e.g. fertilisers in general; Rendering particulate materials free flowing in general, e.g. making them hydrophobic by pressing in moulds or between rollers
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
- C08J—WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H
- C08J2491/00—Characterised by the use of oils, fats or waxes; Derivatives thereof
Definitions
- the invention relates to the preparation of a masterbatch for use in plastics manufacture, for example, moulding and extruding.
- Plastics have a wide use and there are many types of industries from liquid containers to fibres. Many of the products are used in the fast moving consumer industry and require colour for visual presentation.
- the ideal properties of the pigment are for a high dispersion in the base material, common problems are that the pigment or other materials are subject to high temperatures as well as high pressures to combine them, as well as high sheet in the initial stages, this leads to degradation of the material as well as reagromalation of the pigment.
- Dispersion is therefore reduced due to the non-uniform particle size in the material i.e., a mix with a one micron particle size ends up with a percentage of higher micro particles, thus affecting the final distribution.
- the final colour, tint strength are affected by these various processes.
- the invention provides a masterbatch preparation process, said process including: blending one or more of a molten wax and a non-wax polymer, and one or more additives; tempering the blend or cooling the blend to just above the congealing point thereof; solidifying the blend by cooling; and comminuting said solidified blend.
- the non-wax polymer may have a congealing point and a melting point within 10 0 C
- the polymer congealing and melting points may be within 5 0 C.
- the additive may be a polymer.
- the polymer may be an elastomer, a plasticiser, EVOH, EVA, or the like.
- the blend may include another polymer besides the molten wax.
- This polymer may have a substantially higher melting point and be in particulate form during the blending.
- the solidifying may be achieved by dispensing the blend onto a cooled surface.
- the cooled surface may be a chilled dimpled roller surface whereby upon solidifying dimple sized pellets of the blend are formed.
- the solidified blend may be scraped from the roller surface.
- the pellets which have been released from the roller surface may be milled or ground to form fine particles of the solidified blend which are useable as a masterbatch.
- the additives may be selected from pigments and filler material.
- the filler material may be calcium or other inorganic material.
- the blend may include a powdered additive.
- the blend may include a liquid additive.
- the blend may include fiber which is dispersed into the masterbatch.
- the blend may be a dry blend of additives with a polymer and a wax.
- the wax may have a narrow carbon number range spread.
- the wax may have a substantially constant melting point.
- the wax may be a modified wax, for example oxidized or functionalized, natural wax, or a speciality wax such as a aminde or metallocene wax, or a blend thereof.
- the wax may be a non-polar wax.
- the wax may be a polar wax such as a polyethylene wax.
- the wax may be a paraffin wax, micro-crystalline wax, polyethylene, and/or polypropylene wax.
- the wax may be a Fischer-Tropsch wax.
- the additives may include one or more of calcium carbonate, titanium, pigment, or the like.
- the process may include homogenizing one or more of the blend components.
- the process may include homogenizing and dispersing wax into a polymer to form a carrier.
- the process may include homogenizing and dispersing wax into a polymer to form a mixture.
- the process may include homogenizing and dispersing liquid additive into wax and/or polymer to form a mixture.
- the process may include homogenizing and dispersing powdered additive into wax and/or polymer to form a mixture.
- the process may include homogenizing and dispersing fiber into wax and/or polymer to form a mixture.
- the process may include drying the blend prior to the wax being melted.
- the blending may take place in a heated blender.
- the process is carried out a low pressure, typically without any overpressure i.e. at normal atmospheric conditions wherever the process is being carried out. This is unlike current processes which employ high pressures in extruders and the like to combine the masterbatch ingredients.
- the process may produce a masterbatch including 40 mass% titanium dioxide. This masterbatch is believed to have the same whitening effectiveness as a 75 mass% titanium dioxide masterbatch using conventional preparation processes.
- the process may produce a masterbatch including in excess of 80 mass% titanium dioxide, typically in excess of 90 mass%.
- the process is carried out at low temperatures, typically below 100 0 C.
- the process is a low shear process for preparing the masterbatch.
- the masterbatch product may be in the form of prills, flakes, granules, a powder, or the like.
- the masterbatch may contain from 1 mass% to 99 mass% wax.
- the masterbatch may contain from 1 mass% to 99 mass% polymer.
- the powdered additive may be selected from calcium carbonate, talc, titanium dioxide, antimony, or the like.
- the fiber in the masterbatch may be selected from natural and synthetic fibers, for example, glass, carbon fiber, and wood.
- Fig 1 shows a diagrammatic flow diagram of a masterbatch process of the invention.
- the process of the present invention as illustrated in Fig 1 provides a novel way of producing a masterbatch or polymer improver by heating a wax or polymer with a low temperature and mixing the molten wax with a additives, including pigments, at a low temperature above the congealing point of the wax to create a carrier material, in doing so this process will not degrade the pigment or additive which will be mixed together.
- the process includes blending a molten wax from reservoir B with one or more additives from additive tanks A in a heated or insulated blender C, whereafter the blend is cooled in a cooling tank D to just above the congealing point thereof.
- the cooled blend may be termed a tempered blend, is then solidified by cooling on a dimpled chilled roller E from which the solidified blend is scraped and the particles are taken by a conveyer belt F to a milling device G where it is milled or ground to form flakes or prills of the desired size.
- a liquid pigment can be added and blended which will have a very high dispersion, but in its liquid form difficult to add to a polymer in a production process.
- a liquid pigment and then solidified allows for a means of having the properties of a liquid pigment in solid form which can be used in a more user friendly means.
- a uniform base carrier material is first produced, this can be fed to a number of secondary mixing units where the additives are uniformly mixed with their own properties, for instance, one secondary mixing unit might be mixing a liquid pigment while another could be mixing a white colour and a third a calcium carbonate.
- the process uses a wax, a modified wax (oxidized, functionalized), natural wax and/or specialty wax (amide, metallocene, etc.,) all can be used in this approach as well as blended waxes or waxes blended with polymers or polymer blend.
- Fischer-Tropsch waxes are desirable as they have many desirable properties some of which have very high purity being essentially free of any sulphur, nitrogen and aromatic species and have high normal paraffin content. Another desirable property of Fischer- Tropsch waxes is their opacity, i.e., their lack of translucent appearance.
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- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Medicinal Chemistry (AREA)
- Polymers & Plastics (AREA)
- Processes Of Treating Macromolecular Substances (AREA)
- Compositions Of Macromolecular Compounds (AREA)
- Processing And Handling Of Plastics And Other Materials For Molding In General (AREA)
Abstract
Description
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Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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PL08826293T PL2173793T3 (en) | 2007-07-10 | 2008-08-26 | Masterbatch preparation process |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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ZA200705644 | 2007-07-10 | ||
PCT/ZA2008/000077 WO2009009808A2 (en) | 2007-07-10 | 2008-08-26 | Masterbatch preparation process |
Publications (2)
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EP2173793A2 true EP2173793A2 (en) | 2010-04-14 |
EP2173793B1 EP2173793B1 (en) | 2013-05-01 |
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EP08826293.6A Not-in-force EP2173793B1 (en) | 2007-07-10 | 2008-08-26 | Masterbatch preparation process |
Country Status (8)
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US (1) | US8481614B2 (en) |
EP (1) | EP2173793B1 (en) |
CN (1) | CN101790557B (en) |
AU (1) | AU2008274913B2 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2421889T3 (en) |
PL (1) | PL2173793T3 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2009009808A2 (en) |
ZA (1) | ZA201000174B (en) |
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WO2018213855A1 (en) * | 2017-05-15 | 2018-11-22 | Lionel Mantzivis | A process for preparing a masterbatch and a masterbatch |
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2008
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- 2008-08-26 PL PL08826293T patent/PL2173793T3/en unknown
- 2008-08-26 CN CN200880023733XA patent/CN101790557B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2008-08-26 WO PCT/ZA2008/000077 patent/WO2009009808A2/en active Application Filing
- 2008-08-26 ES ES08826293T patent/ES2421889T3/en active Active
- 2008-08-26 EP EP08826293.6A patent/EP2173793B1/en not_active Not-in-force
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WO2009009808A8 (en) | 2009-06-25 |
PL2173793T3 (en) | 2013-09-30 |
US20100261810A1 (en) | 2010-10-14 |
AU2008274913B2 (en) | 2013-10-17 |
WO2009009808A2 (en) | 2009-01-15 |
ES2421889T3 (en) | 2013-09-06 |
AU2008274913A1 (en) | 2009-01-15 |
ZA201000174B (en) | 2010-09-29 |
CN101790557B (en) | 2012-10-10 |
US8481614B2 (en) | 2013-07-09 |
WO2009009808A3 (en) | 2009-03-12 |
EP2173793B1 (en) | 2013-05-01 |
CN101790557A (en) | 2010-07-28 |
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